Current Online Course Schedule

This page gives you a quick way to find out more about online and hybrid courses offered at MiraCosta. Click any course title to learn more about the course. Many instructors add details here about expectations for the course and what students need to do to get started.

Courses listed as "Online Only" may be completed entirely online.
Courses listed as "Hybrid" will have some class activity that takes place at a designated location in addition to your online coursework. This activity may range from a few proctored exams to regular meetings on a MiraCosta campus.

Introduction to Business

This course introduces the trends and opportunities in today's dynamic business environment as they relate to economics, global markets, ethics and social responsibility, business ownership forms, entrepreneurship, management responsibility, human resources management, marketing, operations, accounting, and financial management. Students gain important business context and discover business career and educational opportunities. C-ID BUS-110

Instructor information about this course

Learning Management System (LMS) for this course:CanvasLMS link:http://miracosta.instructure.comCourse start page:Course email:ethomas@miracosta.eduOffice:OCT433Office hours:Tuesdays 12:30 - 1:30 pm. in OCT433 and by appointment.Phone:760-757-2121 x1283Instructor notes:This is an ideal course for any student who thinks or even knows that they want to get a degree in business.
I bring to this course my experience as a Director in a large, publically traded multi-national company as well as my experience teaching Human Resources, Global Business, and Small Business Management. In this survey course you will receive a good overview macroeconomics as it relates to business, company ownership and management structures, organizational structures, and high-level overviews of marketing, accounting, finance, business law and risk management. Business ethics and corporate social responsibility are also discussed.
You will engage in detailed study of a specific and company in that industry to explore the above topics.
Our work in this course will expand your understanding of the business world and provide you with helpful insights for employment decisions, both personally and professionally.
This is NOT a self-paced class. There will be weekly homework assignments and written analyses due throughout the semester.
I look forward to embarking on this journey with you!